Product and service quality

(VEN) - On March 17 an awards ceremony was held at the Hanoi Opera House to honor 96 outstanding Vietnamese products and services. The award is considered an important driving force for the Buy Vietnamese Goods campaign, honoring producers, distributors, traders and service providers for their contribution to this endeavor. Consumer trust Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said that as a state management agency, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has focused on building mechanisms and formulating policies to support the development of Vietnamese brands. The ministry has organized a number of activities in response to the Buy Vietnamese Goods campaign. Major activities include disseminating information about Vietnamese goods; amending and supplementing policies to encourage consumers to buy Vietnamese goods; assisting businesses in production and sales; strengthening the retail distribution networks; and upgrading market survey activities. The Ministry of Industry … [Read more...] about Vietnamese products and services honored for their excellence

VietNamNet Bridge - Low-cost taxi and air transport services have changed the way Vietnamese travel and live. Le Thanh Nguyen in HCMC last week bought 100 medical masks at once, because she only had to pay VND15,000 only for every box of 50 masks. But she later regretted her decision as she discovered that the mask was made of dirty cotton. The case has stirred a debate about sale strategy in Vietnam. Some analysts commented that as Vietnamese tend to buy cheaper products, the distributors of low-cost products and services can have better business. In Vietnam, with low income per capita (workers’ wage is equal to 1/3 of Malaysian and 1/6 of Singaporean, according to JobStreet), it is understandable why consumers prefer cheaper products. Tran Bang Viet, a consultant on business strategy, said this was motivation for manufacturers to improve their products. Without it, they will have no reasons to try to cut production costs to lower product prices. In Vietnam, the appearance of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese prefer low-cost products and services with decent quality

The Online Shopping Day of Vietnam (Online Friday) 2016 will be held on December 2nd with the participation of more than 3,000 enterprises offering some 200,000 products. Ms. Lai Viet Anh, Deputy Head of Vietnam E-Commerce and Information Technology Agency (VECITA), made this announcement at a press conference on August 18th, in Hanoi. The Online Friday is expected to heighten awareness and speed up shopping activities of the community through e-commerce channels; creating opportunities for customers to access high-quality products with special preferential prices, she stressed. This year’s event highlights online and offline activities which are organized into chains of events, such as Autumn Online Shopping Day 2016 on September 30th, Vietnam E-Commerce Development Forum in November and BigOFF from December 1st to 3rd. According to VECITA, the online shopping day draws the participation of big enterprises, including Samsung, Intel, Asus, Oppo, Mobile World, Nguyen Kim, HC, … [Read more...] about Online Friday 2016 offers over 200,000 products and services

Saturday in Hanoi. Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted the significance of a national campaign to encourage Vietnamese people prioritize Vietnamese products, that has been widely responded across Vietnam. He said the campaign has contributed significantly to boost the domestic market growth, enhance the competitiveness of Vietnamese goods and trademarks while preventing smuggling and trade frauds. Mr. Phuc: "I suggest related agencies and units as well as individuals to strongly prevent smuggled, counterfeit products, and illegal trade activities while creating favorable conditions for the development of made-in Vietnam products. It's necessary to improve communication activities to encourage Vietnamese people to prioritize high-quality Vietnamese goods." … [Read more...] about Trusted Vietnamese products and services honored

PANO - An awards ceremony to honour 100 Vietnamese products and services popular among customers was held in Hanoi on December 25th.
100 winning products and services feature good quality and design, reasonable prices, advanced technology, and environmentally-friendly requirements.
The top 20 products and services included Bac Huong rice noodles, Sino electrical equipment, Ha Long tiles, Fami soyabean milk, Hai Ha Kotobuki cake, and Traphaco Pharmaceuticals.
Addressing the ceremony, Deputy-Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that this meaningful activity is in response to a campaign, "Vietnamese use Vietnamese goods", aiming to encourage Vietnamese businesses to produce high-quality products in competition with imported goods. Also, the campaign encourages Vietnamese in building a consumer culture to use and promote Vietnamese goods.
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